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Wed May 17, 2017

St. Louis Road Reopens as Flooding Ebbs

ST. LOUIS (AP) A heavily traveled suburban St. Louis highway has reopened as floodwaters ebb. Missouri 141 closed April 30 as heavy rains caused flooding along the Meramec River. The decision to reopen the highway came after water receded from the low-lying area where it passes under Interstate 44....

Wed May 17, 2017

Case Dealer Donates Equipment to Team Rubicon for Boy Scouts of America's Camp

CASE Construction Equipment dealer Miller-Bradford & Risberg donated the use of an excavator and a skid steer to Team Rubicon for a service project and training session May 6-7, 2017 at the Boy Scouts of America's Camp Long Lake in St....

Tue May 09, 2017

Jeff Martin Auctioneers Hosts Its First Midwest Auction

Jeff Martin Auctioneers held a farm and construction equipment public auction in Ottumwa, Iowa, on April 13. The auction, which was the company's first venture in the Midwest, proved to be a great success....

Tue May 09, 2017

Alex Lyon & Son Conducts Auction in Racine, Wis.

Alex Lyon & Son held an auction in Racine (Mt. Pleasant), Wis., on April 29. The auction consisted of telescopic forklifts, hydraulic excavators, crawler tractors and much more. A variety of manufacturers were represented, including Cat, Terex, Komatsu and more....

Tue May 09, 2017

Finkbiner to Offer KPI-JCI, Astec Mobile Screens Lines

Kolberg-Pioneer Inc. (KPI), Johnson Crushers International (JCI) and Astec Mobile Screens have announced Finkbiner Equipment Company (FEC) as a new dealer of crushing and screening equipment. Finkbiner will market, sell and service KPI-JCI and Astec Mobile Screens products throughout the state of Illinois....

Tue May 09, 2017

Fabick CAT Hosts Its Annual Season Opener in Eau Claire, Wis., to Kick Off Series of 100-Year Celebrations

Fabick CAT held its 29th annual Season Opener on April 21 and 22 at its Eau Claire, Wis., location. This event kicked off a series of events celebrating Fabick CAT's 100th anniversary. Guests were invited to see new products on display, enjoy lunch and win door prizes....

Tue May 09, 2017

Minn. Officials Unveil Slate of 2017 Road Projects

Minnesota transportation officials unveiled a slate of 2017 road projects on April 13 with a warning: the roster of $1 billion in projects could be the last big spending for years to come. Work on portions of the state's busiest freeways — I-94 in both Minneapolis and St....

Dick Rohland - Tue May 09, 2017

Crews Complete Most Challenging Piece of Three-Year Project

Road crews recently capped off the third and most challenging piece of a three year project to raise 3 mi. (4.8 km) of road surface of a southwestern Minnesota highway above the 100 year flood mark to thwart habitual flooding by the Minnesota River....

Tue May 09, 2017

South Dakota Sees Rise in Construction Employment

A new report shows South Dakota is employing more people in construction than ever before. The report by the Associated General Contractors of America found the state added about 1,000 construction jobs in March, the Argus Leader reported....

Irwin Rapoport - Mon May 08, 2017

WisDOT Invests $1.2B to Reconstruct, Expand I-39/90

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation's (WisDOT's) $1.2 billion reconstruction and expansion of Interstate 39/90 in south-central Wisconsin is well under way. Initial construction began in 2013 with the replacement of the I-39/90 and WIS 11 (Racine Street) interchange in Janesville....